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Sister Maria Christine of the Cross

It is only God who can explain how and why I came to enter here. He must have sent forth an invitation but I am unsure about the exact moment because I can always remember having the inmost desire to be a nun.

I can still picture in my mind the first nun I caught a glimpse of. There she was standing at the front gate of some unknown grammar school in San Francisco and I wanted to be just like her. From then on there were always little moments to reinforce that hidden desire. In high school I began working as a volunteer with the Daughters of Charity at O’Connor Hospital, and with every opportunity I seriously began to pay attention to that inner yearning that never ceased.

I was convinced that my call was to the missions. In fact, I actually visited the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. But as Vatican II had its impact on religious life and unpredictable changes were looming on the horizon, I stepped back to wait a while. During this time I met the Dominicans. became a member of the Dominican Laity, discovered Corpus Christi Monastery, and found myself drawn toward the contemplative life.

Then with the gentle encouragement and faithful companionship of friends who were also searching their vocation, I eventually abandoned a promising career in Accounting and radically changed my future. I embraced a vocation with a life hidden with Christ in God by professing my vows to live as a contemplative nun in a cloistered Dominican community.

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